Funding Will Support Eight Programs Serving Children and Families Across New York State
New York State has awarded $1.57 million to
eight programs to provide post-adoption services to families and
children across the State. The funding, administered by the New York
State Office of Children and Family Services, represents a $570,000
increase over 2014-15.
“This action will make it easier for New Yorkers to open their home to a child in need and help provide them with the safe, stable environment they deserve,” Governor Cuomo said. “By investing in these programs, we are connecting adoptive parents to vital counseling and support programs in their community to set their children on a path towards a brighter future.”
“This action will make it easier for New Yorkers to open their home to a child in need and help provide them with the safe, stable environment they deserve,” Governor Cuomo said. “By investing in these programs, we are connecting adoptive parents to vital counseling and support programs in their community to set their children on a path towards a brighter future.”
The funding will enable programs to
provide clinical mental health and family counseling, parent education
and training, youth development, and other important resources to
adoptive families in all five boroughs of New York City, and parts of
the Capital Region, Central New York, Finger Lakes, Hudson Valley, North
Country, and Western New York.
Sheila J. Poole, Acting Commissioner
of the Office of Children and Family Services said, “These core services
are designed to stabilize adoption placements and strengthen families,
with the goal of giving more children a nurturing ‘forever home.’ The
increased funding enables us to offer these important resources to even
more areas of the State.”
The funding was allocated in the
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families portion of the enacted 2015-16
State Budget, and was awarded through a competitive Request for
Proposals process. Families whose income is at or below 200 percent of
the poverty line will be eligible for post-adoption services.
The programs that were awarded and approved for funding are:
Program
|
Approved Funding
|
Population
Served |
Abbott House
|
$195,000
|
Dutchess and Orange counties
|
Catholic Charities
|
$142,500
|
Monroe County
|
Children’s Home of Jefferson County
|
$142,500
|
Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties
|
Gustavus Adolphus
|
$142,500
|
Chautauqua County
|
New York Council on Adoptable Children
|
$305,000
|
New York City
|
Parsons Child and Family Center
|
$142,500
|
Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, Washington counties
|
The Family Center*
|
$305,000
|
New York City
|
The Salvation Army
|
$195,000
|
Onondaga County
|
* Also provides services to kinship
families, a living arrangement in which children in foster care live
with a relative or close non-relative. In many cases, kinship caregivers
adopt the children.
About OCFS
OCFS serves New York by promoting the
safety, permanency, and well-being of children, families, and
communities. For more information about adoption services in your area,
and to find out how to adopt a child, visit ocfs.ny.gov.
OCFS maintains an active social media presence. “Like” the New York State Office of Children and Family Services Facebook page and follow @NYSOCFS on Twitter in English or the Spanish-language Twitter account, @NYSOCFS espanol.
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